IIHS Explains Heavy EVs Are Putting Extra Pressure On Its Crash Testing Equipment via insideevs.com
Electric vehicles are redefining car safety as they have several key differences that mean they have to be treated differently in the event of a crash. Their battery pack catching fire is the prime concern, because it’s then very hard to put out as it will keep reigniting, but also EVs’ extra weight, which not only negatively affects their handling and braking, but it also apparently makes it harder for these vehicles to be crash tested.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently published a video explaining the struggle it is anticipating it will encounter testing EVs. The problem here is, which is putting extra pressure on the institute’s crash testing equipment, so much so that it decided to simulate the testing of even heavier vehicles in order to see if anything breaks.
They believe that vehicles weighing 9,500 pounds or more may put their equipment to the test, so they stuffed apickup with concrete to get the weight up to the desired level and then proceeded to crash them in order to see what happens. And in case you were wondering which vehicles weighs that much, well, it’s the
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